US4460941A - Fishing lure light - Google Patents
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- Such a light may serve as an attractant to lure fish to the vicinity of the lure which may not be visible until fish are attracted to the area.
- the light may be operated by the fisherman by pressing a cover of a housing which contains a battery, the light to be energized and the connecting leads.
- the cover acts as a switch or energizing means to move contacts into or out of engagement with the battery by simply moving the cover toward or away from the housing.
- the housing and cover are constructed of resilient and flexible plastic to provide tight water-tight seal while permitting the cover to be moved with respect to the housing.
- the housing is of a shallow open cylindrical configuration and receives an inexpensive disc-shaped battery in a nested friction fit.
- Appropriate leads are connected to the battery contacts or terminals and to a light bulb.
- a spring-like lead is connected to one side of the light bulb and is moved into and out of contact with the battery by the fisherman who moves the cover by pressing it against the housing or pulling it away.
- the housing is simply connected to the fishing line which is passed through a hole or eye in the housing.
- the fishing lure light through the resilient plastic construction can be simply made with a water tight seal to contain the battery, light bulb and switching mechanism. It is rugged and inexpensive and may be effectively employed without the required of complex structure of rigging.
- FIG. 1 is a pictorial view showing the fishing lure light attached to a fishing line
- FIG. 2 is an enlarged top plan view of the light with the cover removed;
- FIG. 3 is a view in section taken on line 3--3 of FIG. 2 with the cover added showing the light in the energized position;
- FIG. 4 is a view similar to FIG. 3 showing the light deenergized.
- the fishing lure light of this invention is generally indicated by the reference numeral 10 in FIGS. 1 through 4. It is comprised of a housing 12, a battery 14, a light bulb 16 and a cover 18 which acts as a switch or actuator.
- the housing 12 is constructed of plastic and has a flange 20 which may have one or more holes 22 which may be used for attachment to a fishing line 24 as shown in FIG. 1.
- the housing is circular and receives the circular disc-shaped battery 14 on a floor portion 25 in closely nested fashion by a friction fit within side wall 26.
- the battery 14 is a conventional dry cell battery of disc-shaped configuration having a negative polarity top button contact 27 and a positive polarity bottom contact 28 of opposite polarity.
- a wire lead 30 in contact with the bottom contact 28 is connected to the light bulb 16.
- Lead 32 is connected to the opposite side of the light bulb and has a spring-like extension 34 which is adapted to be moved into and out of contact with the top button contact 27 of the battery by the operation of the cover switch 18 as will more fully appear hereinbelow.
- the cover 18 as best shown in FIGS. 3 and 4 is circular and has a top portion 36 and a downwardly depending skirt-like flange 38 which closely fits over the side wall 26 of the housing.
- the top cover is movable from a switch closing light energizing position as shown in FIG. 3 to a switch open position as shown in FIG. 4.
- the switch closed position the top of the side wall 26 of the housing bears against the underside of the top 36 of the cover to serve as a stop limit.
- the switch opening and closing action is accomplished by the spring action of the spring-like extension 34 and the lead 32 which is biased out of contact with the contact 27 of the battery in the switch open position and moved into contact with the battery in the switch closed position.
- the cover 18 through the flexibility and resiliency of the plastic construction may be simply moved from the switch open position of FIG. 4 to the switch closed position of FIG. 3.
- the close fit further provides a water tight seal to protect against entry of water to the interior of the housing.
- a close fit of the side wall 26 of the housing permits the insertion of the battery in a tight friction fit.
- the fishing lure light of this invention is very simply employed. When not in use as in storage or the like the user simply holds the housing in one hand and grasps the cover and pulls it upwardly to the position shown in FIG. 4 where the light bulb is extinguished.
- the fishing lure light is connected to a fishing line 24 by passing the line through one or more of the holes 22 and knotting in an appropriate fashion. A hook 40 at the end of the line is then baited as desired.
- the lure light is activated by simply pressing the cover 18 down upon the housing to the light bulb energizing position shown in FIG. 3.
- the lighted fishing rig is then employed in the usual manner for night-time fishing or day-time fishing in murky or poorly illuminated waters.
- the light from the bulb 16 serves as an attractant to lure fish that otherwise might not be attracted by the bait or other lure which might not be visible at the hook 40 at the end of the line.
- the light bulb is deenergized or switched off by the user. This is effected in a reverse manner to that previously described by simply holding the housing in one hand and pulling the cover up with the other hand until the contact and 34 moves out of contact with the contact button 27 of the battery. This is effected by simply moving the cover upwardly until the light goes out.
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